More jobs on the line in 2021 for Spain’s pandemic-hit small businesses and self-employed
OVER 300,000 jobs will be lost this year in Spain’s small businesses and self-employed sector due to the economic hit caused by the COVID pandemic.
Costa Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport wins top award for COVID-19 safety in Spain
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has won a health safety award to recognise its measures to reduce the chances of travellers catching COVID-19. The accolade comes from the
FIND OUT if you can sit indoors at your local bar and restaurant in Spain’s Murcia region from this Wednesday
BARS and restaurants in a large part of the Murcia region will be able to resume serving customers from inside their premises from tomorrow(March 3).
Weekend COVID-19 totals are under a SIXTH of early February figures in Spain’s Valencian Community
A total of 1,231 new COVID-19 cases were reported since last Friday in the Valencian Community according to regional health ministry figures published this evening(March
Alicante ‘mafia gang’ squatted in homes and then rented them out on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE have broken up an Alicante home-squatting gang that illegally rented out properties to vulnerable people who were forced into high monthly payments. A portfolio
Man to face trial for lacing smoothies with drugs to sexually abuse little girl in his holiday home on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man will face an Alicante court this Wednesday(March 3) accused of sexually abusing a young girl after he laced her milk shakes with drugs.
Fresh hint that Spain could reach travel deal with UK if vaccine passports are not introduced in the European Union
TOURISM Secretary, Fernando Valdes, has hinted that Spain would consider bilateral travel deals and corridors with ‘third party countries’ if the European Union does not
‘UNSOCIAL NETWORK’ as teenage boy hijacks teachers social media sites in ‘sex for grades’ postings in Spain’s Valencian Community
A 14-year-old boy has got himself into hot water after hijacking social media accounts belonging to two of his teachers. He posted messages that offered
Former FC Barcelona president arrested in police corruption probe over La Liga club in Spain
CATALAN police raided FC Barcelona’s Nou Camp headquarters and various homes this morning(March 1) to arrest several people including ex-club president, Josep Maria Bartomeu. The
COVID-19 vaccine jabs stepped up as mass vaccination plans are unveiled for Spain’s Valencian Community
COVID-19 vaccinations are being stepped up this week across the Valencian Community, with plans for mass vaccinations also announced for the region. Valencian President, Ximo
Saga to demolish an eyesore La Manga hotel dating back to 1974 continues on Murcia’s Mar Menor
PLANS to demolish an unfinished La Manga hotel continue to be in limbo as a structural survey says the building has not yet reached a
UP, UP AND AWAY for space-bound hot air balloon ride from Spanish company
A SPANISH company is to offer a somewhat different balloon ride with a chance to hit the earth’s atmosphere and get some spectacular views. Barcelona
‘POWER GRAB’ as luxury villa used so much electricity for marijuana farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca that it blacked-out a Calpe urbanisation
A Spanish couple rented a luxury villa in Calpe to set up a fully-fledged massive indoor marijuana farm. Their operation came unstuck as they drained
Property experts in Spain say it is a good time to buy with lower prices on Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol
BETTER weather and the arrival of spring traditionally sees the start of the key time of the year for Spanish property sales. That in turn,
Spain’s Emeritus King Juan Carlos coughs up another massive chunk of his tax bill
Spain’s former King Juan Carlos, who quit the country last August with financial scandals hanging over him, has paid a €4.4 million tax bill. It
COVID-19 daily case figures fall by 70% in a week across Spain’s Valencian Community
COVID-19 daily infection rates continued their big recent falls according to today’s figures(February 26) from the Valencian health ministry. 539 new cases were reported today
Costa Blanca scammers with €1.5 million of fake notes con businessman in €50,000 switch in Spain
AN Altea business owner was scammed out of €50,000 by a Torrevieja-based family gang who switched genuine bank notes for fakes. The victim was reeled
Dumb thieves travel 400 kilometres to break Benidorm curfew and are identified after supermarket robberies on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE young robbers travelled over 400 kilometres from Zaragoza to Benidorm to break into a couple of supermarkets by smashing the windows with manhole covers.
‘ARRIVERDERCI’ to Benidorm Italian restaurant boss on Spain’s Costa Blanca arrested over 78 cash point robberies in Italy
A Benidorm restaurant owner has been arrested for being part of a gang in Italy that blew up bank ATMs in 73 robberies. The Policia
New COVID-19 cases are just a fifth of levels a week earlier in Spain’s Valencian Community
NEW COVID-19 cases are a just a fifth of the total a week ago on February 18, according to latest figures released this evening(February 25)
Weekend city closures scrapped and bars to reopen next week as COVID-19 restrictions are eased in Spain’s Valencian Community
WEEKEND perimeter closures for Valencian Community cities of 50,000 people and over are to end after this weekend’s restrictions expire this Monday(March 1) at 6.00
‘HISTORIC MASS’ British booking surge for Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels in Spain amidst claim that 30% of them will not reopen this summer
COSTA Blanca hoteliers are reporting a ‘mass surge’ of UK bookings for the summer but have coupled the optimism with a warning that a third
Benidorm’s beaches to get socially-distanced spaces again on Spain’s Costa Blanca in hope of Easter domestic tourist revival
BENIDORM will start dividing up its beaches from this Monday(March 1) in a repeat of last year’s safety measures. That’s in spite of the fact
COVID-19 infections continue big downward spiral in Spain’s Valencian Community
JUST 530 new COVID-19 cases were reported today(February 24) in the Valencian Community, as this week’s daily infection figures continue to match early October levels.
SIBLING SHOCKER as children are jailed for killing their infirm mother and stealing her pension in Spain’s Aragon region
TWO siblings have been jailed after killing their mother, stuffing her body into a closet, and continuing to collect her state pension for two years.
Dogs get life-saving blood transfusions as farmers use illegal chemicals on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO Costa Blanca farmers have been arrested for using an illegal pesticide that poisoned two dogs. The animals needed blood transfusions to save their lives